TRC2303 - Evaluation of Impacts Due to a Bridge Closure: A Case Study of the Mississippi River Bridges in Arkansas

The objective of the proposed research is to quantify the multi-modal impacts due to a Mississippi River bridge closure. This study will consider different scenarios/combinations of bridge closures (i.e., full and partial bridge closures that take account of one/both directions, single/multiple lanes, and day/night closures), including all the Mississippi River bridges in Arkansas (i.e., I-40, I-55, HWY 49 and HWY 82 bridges). A comprehensive multi-modal analysis will be performed that considers the number of vehicles, trucks, and marine vessels/barges disrupted due to the bridge closure (with all potential scenarios/combinations) and applies detailed cost conversions to monetize direct (delays) and indirect (safety, infrastructure, operations) impacts. Also, this study will develop an Excel-based tool to conduct “what-if” analyses for decision-making purposes, whether for operation, maintenance, or planning activities.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $239,178
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Arkansas Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 2261
  Little Rock, AR  United States  72203
• Managing Organizations:

  Arkansas Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 2261
  Little Rock, AR  United States  72203
• Project Managers:

  Chun, Sanghyun

  Elia, Hala

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

  4190 Bell Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Fayetteville, Arkansas  United States  72701
• Principal Investigators:

  Hernandez, Sarah

  Mitra, Suman

• Start Date: 20230701
• Expected Completion Date: 20241231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Costs; Forecasting; Impacts; Lane closure; Service disruption; Traffic delays
• Geographic Terms: Arkansas
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01888181
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Arkansas Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 19 2023 5:39PM